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OER adoption: a continuum for practice

Whilst Open Educational Resources (OER) offer opportunities for broadening participation in Higher Education, reducing course development and study costs, and building open collaborative partnerships to improv...

Authors: Adrian Stagg

OER in practice: Organisational change by bootstrapping

In this paper, we investigate an approach to institutional change that aims to establish open educational practices (OEP) in a university and inculcate the use of open education resources (OER) as part of its ...

Authors: John Hannon, Simon Huggard, Annabel Orchard and Nick Stone

The evolution of open access to research and data in Australian higher education

Open access (OA) in the Australian tertiary education sector is evolving rapidly and, in this article, we review developments in two related areas: OA to scholarly research publications and open data. OA can s...

Authors: Vicki Picasso and Liam Phelan

‘Fit for Purpose’: a cohort-centric approach to MOOC design

How do you design a quality massive open online course (MOOC) that will be ‘fit for purpose’? The Understanding Dementia MOOC is an initiative of the University of Tasmania’s Wicking Dementia Research and Educ...

Authors: Carolyn King, Kathleen Doherty, Jo-Anne Kelder, Fran McInerney, Justin Walls, Andrew Robinson and James Vickers

Conversations from south of the equator: Challenges and Opportunities in OER across Broader Oceania

Recent decades have witnessed a number of fundamental structural shifts, both internally within the higher education academy and external to it, that have transformed the character of universities. A universal...

Authors: Rosalind James and Carina Bossu

Bibliometric profile of RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal

For this study we conducted a bibliometric analysis of RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal in order to determine the characteristics of its scientific content. We analyzed 216 theoretical and empiric...

Authors: María Teresa Ramiro Sánchez, Tamara Ramiro-Sánchez and Rubén Alba-Ruiz

Editorial

Authors: Josep M. Duart

Editorial

Authors: Josep M. Duart

Special Issue: E-learning in the Disciplines of Economics and Business Studies

Authors: Josep M. Duart and Rosalind James

Editorial

Authors: Josep M. Duart and Rosalind James

Analysis of the didactic use of tablets in the European Higher Education Area

This article presents a study in which we analyse the didactic use of tablets in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). The competential and didactic use of mobile devices is a challenge for lecturers, stu...

Authors: M. Luisa Sevillano García and Esteban Vázquez Cano

University virtualisation in Latin America

This article analyses the process by which higher education in Latin America is being digitalised, and how it is radically changing the educational dynamics in the region. The incorporation of digital technolo...

Authors: Claudio Rama

University Lecturers’ Conceptions of Ethics and Citizenship Education in the European Higher Education Area: a Case Study

Ethics and Citizenship education has become the focus of considerable debate since the launch of the European Higher Education Area. That this is the case is interesting, as it is a type of education that form...

Authors: Francisco Esteban Bara, Teodor Mellen Vinagre and Maria Rosa Buxarrais Estrada

Cooperative learning in higher education: differences in perceptions of contribution to the group

This document analyses cooperative learning in a working group using a problem-based learning methodology. We also evaluate if the perception that each member of the group has of his/her contribution to cooper...

Authors: Francisco Jareño, Juan José Jiménez and M. Gabriela Lagos

Learning by comparing with Wikipedia: the value to students’ learning

The main purpose of this research work is to describe and evaluate a learning technique that actively uses Wikipedia in an online master’s degree course in Statistics. It is based on the comparison between Wik...

Authors: Antoni Meseguer-Artola

Self-assessment via a blended-learning strategy to improve performance in an accounting subject

The General Accounting subject is on the curricula of five different bachelor’s degrees offered in the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Granada (UGR), Spain. In a coordinated way, all the...

Authors: Vanesa Gámiz Sánchez, Rosana Montes Soldado and María Carmen Pérez López

Social networks as tools for acquiring competences at university: QR codes through Facebook

Immersed in an academic system where the curriculum teaches students specific skills in order to develop a future profession, social networks, as specialised environments primarily in informal education settin...

Authors: Pedro Román Graván and Ángela Martín Gutiérrez

The competency profile of online BMA graduates viewed from a job market perspective

One of the cornerstones of the European Higher Education Area is its emphasis on a higher education that prepares graduates for a profession. Within this context, competencies play a key role in the design of ...

Authors: Àngels Fitó Bertran, María Jesús Martínez Argüelles and Soledad Moya Gutiérrez

E-learning in Economics and Business

E-learning is broadening education horizons all over the world. The contribution sought by this work is to evidence innovations and practices that are applied to teaching environments and fields of knowledge c...

Authors: Josep M. Batalla, Eva Rimbau and Enric Serradell

A comparative study of computer and mobile phone-mediated collaboration: the case of university students in Japan

Web-based forums are the major form of asynchronous communication in online courses. They are considered suitable collaborative learning environments to conduct discussions among groups of learners (Lieblein, ...

Authors: Gibran Alejandro Garcia Mendoza

M-learning patterns in the virtual classroom

Mobile devices are everywhere to be found on university campuses. This has changed the nature of higher education and led to a new mobile form of e-learning known as m-learning. The aim of this article is to a...

Authors: Fernando A. López Hernández and María Magdalena Silva Pérez

Student projects empowering mobile learning in higher education

Educational institutions are facing the challenge of providing students with tools for mobile learning (m-learning). However, the evolution of technology makes the development and continuous improvement of the...

Authors: Àngels Rius, David Masip and Robert Clarisó

Mobile learning: a collaborative experience using QR codes

The experience presented in this article highlights the educational potential of using mobile learning and QR codes in a secondary physical education classroom to foster healthy physical activity. The experien...

Authors: Meritxell Monguillot Hernando, Carles González Arévalo, Montse Guitert Catasús and Carles Zurita Mon

Mobile learning in the field of Architecture and Building Construction. A case study analysis

This educational research focuses on the use of mobile learning (m-learning) in the field of Architecture and Building Construction. It was conducted at various levels of university teaching (bachelor’s and ma...

Authors: Ernest Redondo Domínguez, David Fonseca Escudero, Albert Sánchez Riera and Isidro Navarro Delgado

What is the future of mobile learning in education?

The evolution of wireless technologies and the development of applications for mobile devices in higher education have been spectacular. For many educators, mobile technology in the field of teaching and learn...

Authors: Mohamed Ally and Josep Prieto-Blázquez

Determination of writing styles to detect similarities in digital documents

Anything involving human intellect is at risk of being plagiarised. This includes scientific and literary works such as articles, theses, audiovisual works, plans, projects and computer programs. However, this...

Authors: Yohandri Ril Gil, Yuniet del Carmen Toll Palma and Eddy Fonseca Lahens

Creating and using educational resources to improve practical teaching in the Human Physiology subject on the bachelor’s degree course in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. Assessment of results

The need to advance towards a methodology that strengthens self-directed learning and competency development among students has become a key focus of university teaching in recent years. This focus has given r...

Authors: Gemma Olmos, M. Piedad Ruiz-Torres, Laura Calleros, María Alicia Cortés, Sergio de Frutos, Rafael Ospina and Manuel Rodríguez-Puyol

Application and validation of a techno-pedagogical lecturer training model using a virtual learning environment

This article presents a techno-pedagogical lecturer training model that was validated in an intensive hybrid-mode workshop/course for lecturers. The aim of the course was to train lecturers how to use the Mood...

Authors: Mónica Inés Monsiväis Almada, Lewis McAnally Salas and Gilles Lavigne

Project-based learning in virtual environments: a case study of a university teaching experience

This article presents a case study about the implementation of a teaching innovation project aimed at applying the project-based learning technique through the use of new technologies, and specifically through...

Authors: Esther Márquez Lepe and María Luisa Jiménez-Rodrigo

Competency training in universities via projects and Web 2.0 tools. Analysis of an experience

This article presents a university-context teaching innovation proposal that combines various ICT-supported active methodologies to undertake a project. The experience’s feature is the design of a blended lear...

Authors: Rosa García-Ruiz, Natalia González Fernández and Paloma Contreras Pulido

Educational innovation through ICTs in the university setting. What do students think of these practices?

The aim of this article is to report on an experience undertaken by a group of students during the implementation of a programme targeting innovative students at the University of Valencia (UV), Spain. The cur...

Authors: Fernando Gómez Gonzalvo

Learning networks to enhance reflectivity: key elements for the design of a reflective network

The benefits of reflective practice for professionals who deal with complex settings have been widely reported. Similarly, different types of learning networks (LNs) are emerging as a promising alternative to ...

Authors: David Garcia Cardenas

Academic writing supported by digital templates in teacher training

This article describes the experience of creating and piloting a digital writing template in blended learning mode in order to optimise essay-writing strategies and to formalise hypertext use in academic liter...

Authors: Beatriz Figueroa Sandoval, Mariana Aillon Neumann and Andrés Fuentealba Urra

Open educational practices and technology appropriation: the case of the Regional Open Latin American Community for Social and Educational Research (CLARISE)

A major challenge for the knowledge society is to narrow the education gap, hence the need for strategies that foster innovation and improvement in education. Thus, with the support of technology and the Inter...

Authors: María del Carmen Betancourt Franco, Rosario Celaya Ramírez and María Soledad Ramírez Montoya

Twitter’s contribution to improving strategic communication in Latin American universities

An analysis was performed to identify the key points for achieving effective strategic communication in universities via Twitter. An evaluation and comparison was made of how 263 universities used Twitter by l...

Authors: Ph. Alba Patricia Guzmán Duque and Ph. María Esther del Moral Pérez

Latin American university students’ perceptions of social networks and group work

In recent years, the Internet and Web 2.0 tools have played a fairly pivotal role in university education. Social software tools have stood out in particular, with social networks attracting the most attention...

Authors: Julio Cabero Almenara and Verónica Marín Díaz

Cooperation for institutional strengthening: shared knowledge in the quest for improved teaching

This article presents an evaluation of the institutional cooperation project entitled “Universidad y sociedad del conocimiento. Fortalecimiento institutional en áreas dedicadas a la enseñanza universitaria con nu...

Authors: Adriana Gewerc Barujel and Almudena Alonso Ferreiro

Pedagogical models, collaborative work and interaction on online undergraduate programmes in Colombia: still some way to go

This article presents the results of a study whose aim was to explore the experiences and perceptions that students, lecturers/tutors and coordinators had of the pedagogical models underpinning online undergra...

Authors: Clelia Pineda Báez, Cristina Hennig and Yasbley Segovia

Challenges and perspectives for the open education movement in the distance education environment: a diagnostic study in a SINED project

The aim of this article is to present an analysis of challenges and perspectives through a project supported by the Mexican National System of Distance Education (SINED) and based on a successful case called t...

Authors: María Soledad Ramírez Montoya

Education and Technology in Mexico and Latin America: Outlook and Challenges. Introduction

With an increasing number of young people reaching university entrance age, the demographic reality of Latin American countries is changing the face of their traditional higher education spaces. The impact is dri...

Authors: Margarita Ontiveros y Sánchez de la Barquera and José Raúl Canay Pazos

Aspects and indicators for assessing the quality of learning objects created by the University of Information Sciences, Havana

The study presented in this article examines various conceptual aspects for assessing the quality of learning objects (LOs). The main aim is to design an assessment guide enabling the level of quality attained...

Authors: Yuniet del Carmen Toll Palma and Yohandri Ril Gil

Identifying the stage of growth in the organisational learning capacity of universities

In order to improve university government and management, in this article we propose a tool for identifying the stage of growth in the organisational learning capacity of a university. It consists of a questio...

Authors: Mireia Tintoré Espuny and Albert Arbós Bertran

Teamwork and leadership in a virtual learning environment

The aim of this article is to identify the relationships and synergies between two basic management skills — teamwork and leadership — in the virtual learning environment of a master’s degree programme subject...

Authors: Ana R. Pacios and Gema Bueno de la Fuente

Social sciences teaching and information processing. An experience using WebQuests in primary education teacher training

The main aim of this study is to show the utility of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in primary education teacher training. A series of experiences using these resources was produced and then...

Authors: Pedro Miralles Martínez, Cosme Jesús Gómez Carrasco and Laura Arias Ferrer

Learning and navigating: an exploratory study of the relationships between learning styles and navigational practices in Moodle

This study identifies the relationships between the learning styles and certain characteristics of the navigational practices of a group of students taking an online postgraduate course in Moodle.¹ These two aspe...

Authors: Gilles Lavigne, Karla María Díaz López, Lewis McAnally Salas and Javier Organista Sandoval

The school environment project and its connection with e-learning for pre-school children in Escuela Normal Superior La Hacienda de Barranquilla, Colombia

The aim of this research project is to use Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as an appropriate method for strengthening the learning processes of pre-school children. The experience was carried...

Authors: Ángel Leonardo Hernández Rojo and María Piedad Acuña Agudelo

Design of a specific quality assessment model for distance education

Improving the quality of education systems is one of the major challenges of the 21st century. In many cases, this can be put down to the specific demands of accreditation regulations placed on higher educatio...

Authors: Carlos G. Giorgetti, Lucila Romero and Marcela Vera

Virtual dialogues and exchanges. The social and cognitive dimensions of interactions among students

This article focuses on the topic of interactions among peers in virtual environments. The analytical approach considers both the cognitive dimension and the social dimension (addressed more recently in the li...

Authors: Analía Claudia Chiecher and Danilo Silvio Donolo

Corporate universities: an emerging actor in higher education in Spain?

Corporate universities are a growing phenomenon in present-day Spanish society. Corporations increasingly depend on knowledge and, as an alternative to the gaps identified in traditional education, they are cr...

Authors: Antonio J. Baladrón Pazos and Beatriz Correyero Ruiz

ICTs and collaborative learning: a case study of a class blog for improving the writing skills of pre-university students

In a previous study published in RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal, we observed that blogs in Spanish aimed at textual comprehension and production still lacked the instruments and materials to ...

Authors: Guadalupe Álvarez and Lorena Bassa